Virgin Galactic Unity spaceflight to take place in May 2021
The California-based space company Virgin Galactic confirmed the date for the next rocket-powered test flight of its spacecraft…
Virgin Australia to hire 250 new employees
The Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Australia Group Jayne Hrdlicka hinted at the new vacancies in the company…
EasyJet hopes to ramp up 90% of its fleet in summer 2021
A British low-cost carrier EasyJet reported a £701 million (€811 million) loss for the first half of 2021…
Ryanair gloats Court’s ruling to tear off bailout of two rivals
The EU General Court sided with Ryanair and ruled against government aid to Air France-KLM and TAP Air…
Air France-KLM completes first long haul flight via biofuel-powered jet
Air France-KLM has completed its first long-haul flight from Paris, France to Montreal, Canada operating a biofuel-powered Airbus…
Norwegian Air Shuttle gets green light to exit bankruptcy proceedings
The High Court of Ireland and Oslo Byfogdembete approved the Norwegian Air Shuttle proposed scheme of arrangement to…
Air France A319 performs rejected takeoff due to bird strike
An Air France Airbus A319 suffered an engine problem following an encounter with birds while on takeoff from…
Norwegian Air might be closed in France but staff still fight for liquidation
French employees left without payWhile Norwegian Air is focusing on a massive restructuring process, attempts to raise new…
Go First: India’s first ultra-low-cost airline?
Ahead of the proposed initial public offering under which the Indian ultra-low-cost air carrier GoAir will offer fresh…
CEO of South African Airways hints flights resumption
With commercial services halted since September 2020, the state-owned flag carrier South African Airways considers resuming its operations…
British Airways crew to trial ultra-rapid COVID-19 tests
British Airways is starting trials of the ultra-rapid COVID-19 antigen tests, aiming to become the first airline in…
While others halt, El Al plans to operate special flights in & out of Israel
While other airlines have temporarily canceled flights to Israel due to the ongoing upheaval in the region, Israel’s…
IndiGo gets ready to sell its shares
An Indian low-cost airline IndiGo plans to sell its shares in order to raise as much as $409…
Air India stops crew vaccination, blames supply shortage
Air India’s plan to vaccinate its entire staff by the end of May 2021 seems to hang on…
Breeze Airways rolls out controversial cabin crew recruitment plan
The new American start-up airline Breeze Airways has rolled out a new cabin crew recruitment plan. The low-cost…
Alaska Airlines to replace regular plastic water bottles with carton boxes
Alaska Airlines prepares to provide First Class passengers with boxed water instead of regular plastic bottles. The move…
IAG bets on contactless technologies to speed up recovery
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways, continues to make losses, attributing them to the…
Norwegian Air Shuttle braces for air travel demand surge
Although in April 2021 Norwegian Air Shuttle traffic levels remained heavily affected by the governmental air travel restrictions,…